Methods To Relieve The Discomfort That Causes Sinusitis
The spray of salt water, towels and other home remedies can ease the discomfort of the sinuses, a team of experts from the Mayo Clinic.
In the journal Mayo Clinic Women’s Health Source, the authors described some measures to help patients combat sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses in the nose.
Symptoms of the condition include pain, feeling of pressure in the forehead, cheeks and around the eyes, congestion and runny nose, ear pain and loss of sense of taste and smell.
Sinusitis often begins when a cold caused by a virus that inflames the inner tissues of the sinuses. Sometimes, this causes a bacterial infection, which prolongs the crisis of sinusitis for more than 10 or 14 days.
Other causes of sinusitis include allergies, deviation of the wall between the nostrils (deviated septum) and harmless growths (nasal polyps).
Viral sinusitis go away by itself. But when symptoms last more than 10 or 14 days, experts recommend a suspicion of secondary bacterial infection. In such cases, antibiotics are prescribed by your doctor.
But there are homemade methods to relieve the discomfort that causes sinusitis.
One is to use saline spray to clear the nasal passages, removing thick secretions and aid drainage. Drink plenty of fluids dilutes the mucus, improving drainage of the sinuses.
A little heat also helps. This means “steam heat” the sinuses. For that, you need to cover your head with a towel and breathe the steam from a bowl of hot water, or placing wet towels with hot water on the sinuses in the face.
Finally, avoid alcohol and not smoking. Alcohol aggravates the inflammation of the sinuses and cigarette smoke (including second hand) further irritates the nasal passages.